There are plot holes the size of a Kaiju

Rating: Null/10 (26 July 2013)

"exciting from beginning to end, while still developing an awesome back story and character depth"
"trying to fit a mammoth plot into only two hours"
Jut a few quotes from other reviewers. I wonder what movie went to. The movie I saw had the following going for it:
The visual effects were undoubtedly incredible. The plot was not "mammoth", but thin, just enough for a sci-fi action flick.
The script and acting, however, were below par and annoyingly so at times. For instance, the two funny, sidekick scientists were rather ridiculous and obnoxious. The "(awesome) character depth" was nowhere to be found. Acting was consistently done very boldly, as in teenager boldly... rather clumsy with lots of attitude. So when several of our heroes give their life to save the world, one doesn't really care much about their 'dramatic demise'.
There are plot holes the size of a Kaiju. For instance, seeing how easy it was to obliterate two of the biggest Kaiju in one blow with the aid of a single nuclear explosion, one wonders why people went through all the trouble of creating the giant robots in the first place.
Add this all up and before you know it, you're annoyed by little details, like the zzzzzzzingy sound effects of 'the golden shoes' and the end scene were helicopters are announced to come rescue our heroes, directly followed by a shot of god knows how many helicopters flying over in a huge double formation.
Visually stunning, very well done CGI and action scenes: 8 Script, acting, well... pretty much every thing else: 3
I think that's called a "D minus" in US grades. I had hoped for much more. What a giant pity.